World

Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has been invited to be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a new organization run by the University of Tokyo, the university said on Monday. The appointment term for China’s best-known entrepreneur finishes at the end of October, but the contract is renewable on an …

At least 18 people were killed and 33 injured when a bus fell off a cliff in western Mexico, local authorities said Sunday. The prosecutor’s office in Nayarit, the state where the accident occurred, said the vehicle fell some 15 meters (49.21 ft) down a ravine on Saturday night, on …

An embankment collapse triggered by a landslide and heavy rains on Sunday buried a house in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang, killing at least three people. Nong Thi Nghiep, chairwoman of Duyet Trung Ward in Cao Bang Town, said it happened at 2 a.m. Those killed included a …

A further 363 Indonesian citizens evacuated from Sudan arrived home on Sunday on a second flight by the country’s flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the country’s foreign ministry said. The conflict between Sudan’s army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered a rush to extract foreign …

An array of historic chairs will be used for the coronation of Britain’s King Charles on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said as it revealed the latest details of an event that will be full of pomp and pageantry. The historic St Edward’s Chair, which was made over 700 years ago and …

Thousands of tourists queued up for a free Hanoi City Tour double-decker bus ride Saturday despite the hot weather. Thu Huong from Hai Duong Province and three of her family had to wait for over an hour to get on the two-level bus to travel around some of the most …

Five people, including a foreign pilot, have been injured by a hot air balloon blaze at a festival in the northern province of Tuyen Quang. At around 7 p.m. Saturday a Japanese pilot was hurt when examining a balloon at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square as part of a festival. During …

Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that the social media platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per article basis with one click, calling it a win for both the public and media organizations. The feature, to be rolled out in May, will enable users …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy carries a pistol and would have fought to the death with his inner circle had the Russians stormed his Kyiv headquarters at the start of the war, he said in an interview shown on Saturday. “I know how to shoot. Could you imagine (a headline like) …

At a summit on Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr are expected to reach agreements on greater business engagement, as well as “military enhancements” amid shared concerns about China, a senior Biden administration official told Reuters. Marcos is due in the United States on Sunday …